Breast Pathology

Previous year questions on Breast Pathology for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Pathology section of the exam.
Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
42 live questions in Breast Pathology.
3 of 42 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2020.
Pathology is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.

Q1.In which of the following types of Carcinoma Breast, Comedo growth pattern is seen?
- ADuctal carcinoma in situ
- BMedullary carcinoma
- CLobular carcinoma in situ
- DInfiltrating lobular carcinoma
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Q2.Which of the following shows breast necrosis and calcification?
- AComedo sub type of DCIS
- BCribriform sub type of DCIS
- CColloid carcinoma
- DLobular carcinoma in situ
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Q3.A middle aged female presented with a 4cm mass in upper outer quadrant of the breast. Biopsy showed densely packed cells within large lakes of mucin. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis of this patient?
- AMedullary carcinoma of breast
- BColloid carcinoma of breast
- CTubular carcinoma of breast
- DPapillary carcinoma of breast
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Q4.Signet-ring cells are found in which type of breast cancer
- APapillary carcinoma
- BTubular carcinoma
- CInvasive ductal carcinoma
- DInvasive lobular carcinoma
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Q5.35 yr old lady presents with a lump in the upper outer quadrant of breast Histopathology shows cells in pools of mucin and faint nuclei
- AAdenocarcinoma
- Bcolloidal carcinoma
- CMedullary carcinoma
- DLobular carcinoma
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Q6.All are characteristics of a breast papilloma except
- AMyoepithelial cells present
- BApocrine metaplasia is seen
- CHyperplasia of adjacent ducts
- DRegular polarized gland pattern
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Q7.Her-2 neu receptor is used in breast carcinoma for
- AScreening of the breast carcinoma
- BDiagnosis of cancer
- CPredicting response to treatment
- DDetect recurrence
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Q8.E- cadherin mutation is seen in which type of carcinoma:
- AIDC
- BLobular carcinoma
- CMetaplastic carcinoma
- DMetastasis
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Q9.A 24-year-old woman is breastfeeding 3 weeks after giving birth to a normal term infant. She notices fissures in the skin around her left nipple. Over the next 3 days, a 5-cm region near the nipple becomes erythematous and tender. Purulent exudate from a small abscess drains through a fissure. Which of the following organisms is most likely to be cultured from the exudate?
- ACandida albicans
- BLactobacillus acidophilus
- CListeria monocytogenes
- DStaphylococcus aureus
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Q10.A 55-year-old female presents to the surgeon with breast symptoms. Her right breast is swollen, red and tender. The physician palpates a firm area in the breast and suspects inflammatory breast cancer. Which of the following best describes the histological changes observed in this disorder?
- AAcute inflammation in breast carcinoma
- BChronic inflammation in breast carcinoma
- CDermal lymphatic invasion by cancer cells
- DEpidermal invasion by cancer cells
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Answer key

Q1: A. Ductal carcinoma in situ; Q2: A. Comedo sub type of DCIS; Q3: B. Colloid carcinoma of breast; Q4: D. Invasive lobular carcinoma; Q5: B. colloidal carcinoma; Q6: D. Regular polarized gland pattern; Q7: C. Predicting response to treatment; Q8: B. Lobular carcinoma; Q9: D. Staphylococcus aureus; Q10: C. Dermal lymphatic invasion by cancer cells.

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